After flying for hours on his new horse with James, they decided it was probaly close to dinner time and they sure get ready to go in. Sure enough, just as they put the horses in their stables (Cedric sneaking his a carrot) they saw Baileywick walking down to them.
"Prince James. Princess Sofia. Master Cedric. It is dinner time, please come to the castle for dinner." Baileywick said with a smile. The three children looked at each other and laughed. 'Must be a funy inside thing.' Thought Baileywick, and turned to walk back to the castle.
"Ya know Cedric," James started to say as he slung an arm around Cedrics neck while walking, "You aren't that bad as a kid! You are actually quite fun!" He exclaimed with a laugh.
"D-do you really... Think I'm fun?" Cedric asked sloppily from being off balance due to James's arm around his neck. "No other kids thought I was fun. They all stayed away from me cause I couldn't do spells properly." He continued telling the children as they walked.
"Well it sounds like none of them took tie to get to know you Mr. Ceedric." Sofia told him. "Well their loss!"
"Yeah! Can you still come riding with me when you get to me your normal age again Cedric? That was so much fun! Especially when you and Miseran's did that loop-de-loop! I can't even do that yet!" James asked Cedric.
"You want to keep flying with me when I get back to my proper age?" Cedric couldn't believe his ears. Not only does Princess Sofia adore him, but it seems that the young prince has taken a liking to him as well; and if truth be told, James was quite fun to be around as well, but he'll never tell anyone that.
"Of coarse Ced!" James laughed at his nickname for him.
"Ced?" Cedric asked questioningly to Sofia.
"He likes to give people he likes nicknames. It means he likes you!" She explains with her smile bigger than usual. Cedric was happy. Actually happy. Not one, but now two people actually wanted to be around him... WILLINGLY! With that the three friends arrived at the dinner table. Cedric stopped when he realized where they were. He doesn't usually sit at the table with the royals. Sofia grabbed his hand and James linked his arm.
"C'mon Ced! You can sit next to me and Sof!" James said happily. Cedric looked up at they king and queen. They both had warm smiles on their faces and nodded at him. He calmed down a little and sat down at the table. Amber across from him.
"Ced? James is this one of your new friends from school? Hmmm... He kinda looks like Cedric with his hair like that. Come to think of it I haven't seen Cedric in awhile." Amber was looking at Cedric intently. James and Sofia covered there mouths to hide their laughter. Amber's eyes grew wide. "I-is this... Cedric?! How can it be he's so young!" Amber said shocked.
"A potion he made didn't sit long eough Amber. Now he's ten again! Isn't it great?!" Sofia said giving her sorcerer a big hug.
"I think it is! Me and him spent the past few hours riding our flying horses!" James chimmed in, "He even said we can continue to fly after he gets to be old again!" James said enthusiastically.
"Hey!" Came Cedric's voice. "I wasn't old!" The whole table including the king and queen started laughing. He looked around. Were they laughing at him? He slunk in his chair a bit.
"Cedric, to the children you, me, even the queen are considered 'old'." Roland told him.
"We've been reffered to as old many times." Miranda told him while laughing. Cedric straightened up again. He made a joke. He made people laugh, and not by embarrassing himself either. It felt strangely good. He couldn't help but smile.
Amber looked at him for a minute. He wasn't rude, or mean. Is this the side of Cedric only Sofia saw before? She could see why she liked to see him so much. Cedric noticed Amber looking at him.
"Can I help you Princess?" He asked. A smile still playing on hs lips.
"I was... I was just wondering if this is how you were when Sofia would spend so much time with you. I always thought you were mean and grumpy, honestly." She said, turning her head to hide her embarrassment.
"I guess I was. She has a way of bringing out the best in everyone" Cedric said looking at Sofia. She just giggled.
"Yes she does." Amber said. The dinner arrived and they chatted away while eating. James told his parents how Cedric did a loop-de-loop ("It was an accident! I dont even know how I did it" Cedric said, "Dont be so modest" Came James's reply), what Cedric named his horse, what it meant (Cedric blushed when asked why he chose that one. He just mumbled something, then James carried on).
The king and queen were so thrilled. They had never seen James so talkative and happy at dinner. Amber seemed to not care about his age difference, big shock, Sofia was laughing and enjoying herself as usual, and Cedric... Cedric was enjoying himself. Everyone seemed to benefit from him becoming a child again.
"We should tell Cedric to stay young." Whispered King Roland to his wife. "The children seem so much happier." He said with a fatherly smile. Queen Miranda nodded
in agreement and laughed.
"Well children! Times time to wash up and get to bed! Come on off now!" Roland said over the chattering children.
"Aw dad! But we're having so much fun!" James whined, "Wait! Can I stay the night in Cedric's room? Please dad! Mom?" James begged his parents. They couldn't help but chuckle.
"If it's ok with Cedric you can. Are you ok with that Cedric?" Miranda turned to ask the young sorcerer.
Cedric stared at her in disbelief. "Y-yes thats... Fine..."
"Whoo-Hoo! See you there Ced!" James yelled behind him running up the stairs. Cedric couldn't move he was in shock.
"Mom? Dad?" Came Sofia's soft voice.
"Yes dear?" Her mother asked.
"May I spend time with James and Mr. Cedric before bed? I'll go to sleep in my room... I would just like to play a little bit longer..." Sofia asked her parents, fiddling with her fingers out of nervousness.
"Of coarse Sofia! We are so glad you AND James are treating Cedric so well! Please go enjoy yourselves!" Miranda said with a big smile.
"Thanks mom!" And with a kiss on her cheek, Sofia grabbed Cedric's hand and together they ran up the stairs, Sofia laughing and Cedric just smiling a goofy smile.
"Do you think things happen for a reason, Rolly?" Miranda turned to her husband and asked.
"I never thought about it Miranda. Why do you ask?" Came his reply, mouth stuffed with dessert.
"Cedric turning into a child is having such a positive toll on almost everyone. I think he was meant to be a kid again. Just when the time was right." Miranda looked at her husband and smiled.
"You were the one into that stuff, but yes I do see what you mean," Roland laughed lightly, "Well my queen, the kids will be occupied tonight. How about we go on a walk around the grounds?"
"Not all kids, my love. What about Amber?" Miranda reminded him.
"She usually sticks to her room. James and Sofia are the ones that are out and about most of the time." Miranda shrugged. He was right. Soon they were walking out the doors, to enjoy a peaceful moonlit stroll.

Back in the castle after all the baths were taken, James, Cedric, and Sofia met in Cedric's room.
"Ced! Do you have any magic spells that you can show us?" James asked Cedric... Who was currently checking out his pajamas Baileywick had put in the closet with the rest of the clothes.
"Hmmm? A spell? I don't know... I..." Cedric started sputtering.
"What about the confetti one, Mr. Ceedric?" Sofia asked him with her big blue eyes. Helping him in his... Nervousness.
"Con-confetti? Oh yes! Confetti! Thank you Princess," Cedric regained his thoughts, and cast the spell, causing confetti to rain from the sky.
"That was awesome!" Said James, currently trying to catch as much confetti as he could before it dissappeared. Sofia looked over at her sorcerer. A smile playing at his lips watching James have fun with something he created.
'This is the most I've ever seen Mr. Ceedric smile" Sofia thought smiling to herself. She was brought out of her thoughts by a knock on the door. 'I wonder who that could be?' Sofia thought. She looked at Cedric who was just standing there.
"Hey Ced! It's your room, go answer the door! haha," James told him. Ceric blushed slighly, and walked to the door and opened it. On the other side was Amber.
"May I come and... play with you guys? Then spend the night with Sofia? If... Thats ok?" Amber had asked. All three children looked at eachother. Cedric nodded, James jumped and Sofia gace her a hug.
'Maybe we can make Amber more social as well' Thought Sofia.